Niraj Antani
Niraj Antani | |
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| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office January 4, 2021 – December 31, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Peggy Lehner |
| Succeeded by | Willis Blackshear Jr. |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 42nd district | |
| In office December 2, 2014 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Blair |
| Succeeded by | Tom Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Niraj Jaimini Antani February 26, 1991 Miami Township, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA) University of Dayton Law School (no degree) |
Niraj Jaimini Antani (born February 26, 1991) is an American politician from the state of Ohio. A Republican, he represented the 6th district in the Ohio State Senate from 2021 to 2024, covering the northern, eastern, and southern of Montgomery County. Prior to this, he served three terms in the Ohio House of Representatives as representative from the 42nd district.
Antani was the first Indian and Hindu American member of the Ohio State Senate. He did not run for reelection in 2024, and instead ran for Ohio's 2nd congressional district, where he lost the Republican primary.